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Random Vinyl: The Byrds - Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)

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by Steve Seel and Jill Riley

July 13, 2012

The Byrds - Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde
Album art for The Byrds's Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde
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This record was the follow up to The Byrds' country-influenced album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." This record was appropriately named, as it was a little country, a little psychedelic; it has two different personalities. The band's lineup had also changed: founding member Roger McGuinn on guitar/vocals, session player Clarence White on guitar, Gene Parsons (no relation to Gram Parsons) on drums and John York on bass (Chris Hillman had departed to join the Flying Burrito Brothers).